Stephanie Moore

Follow me on:

13 fascinating facts about Stephanie Moore:

• 90’s music is my favorite and I have no shame attempting to sing all the lyrics even if I get them wrong.
• I was a Girl Scout for many years and still proudly support them by buying a lot of cookies every year.
• My favorite story was when I went to Washington D.C. to cover a group of veterans on the Honor Flight, to this day I still have a soft spot for World War II Vets.
• I am obsessed with peanut butter, and can often be seen eating it directly out of the jar.
• I worked at the Hy-Vee floral shop for 8 years and helped design my own wedding flowers.
• My husband Ryan is such a HUGE Nebraska Cornhusker fan, we held our wedding on the team's bye-week so he wouldn’t miss a game!
• Throughout college I worked at NPR and loved it! When I retire from TV I want to go back!
• I love to cook and swap new recipes with my Dad.
• My great grandparents migrated to Iowa from Italy and started Graziano Bros Grocery, I love their pepperoni and homemade sausage!
• My first car was a 2000 Dodge Neon that I drove for 10 years until it literally fell apart and I had to say goodbye.
• I started watching Young & The Restless with my Mom in high school and now rarely miss an episode.
• Although my sister, Ashley is 4 years younger she is 6 inches taller and I often get mistaken for the younger sibling
• I started getting gray hair in my teens, thank goodness for hair color!!!

Stephanie joined Channel 13 news in December of 2011 and started as a Multimedia Journalist. before becoming a reporter in December of 2012.

Before coming to WHO, Stephanie worked four years as a reporter for KLKN in Lincoln, Nebraska.
During her time at KLKN, Stephanie reported, anchored and produced. While there she also won a “Gold Award” from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association for her story on a military dad and his children.

Stephanie graduated in 2007 with a Broadcasting and Communications degree from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri-GO BEARCATS!

Stephanie’s excited to be back in Des Moines, reporting the news in her hometown. She was raised in West Des Moines and most of her friends and family still live in the area.

“It’s such a great feeling to know I’m able to do what I love in the town I grew up in,” says Stephanie.

When not at work, you can find Stephanie out enjoying a run, attending the latest country concert, or cheering on the Huskers with her husband.

You can reach Stephanie at Stephanie.Moore@whotv.com, and follow her on Facebook (@Stephanie Moore WHO TV ) and Twitter (@StephMooreWHOTV).

Recent Articles

WAUKEE, Iowa — The risk of senior citizens being hospitalized spikes during the winter months. Hospitalizations among seniors for things like the flu, pneumonia and other winter hazards like falling greatly increase during January, February and March. However, a new study suggests 49 percent of senior hospitalizations can be prevented. Companies like ‘Home Instead Senior Care‘ are helping families keep their loved ones in their own homes and away from the hospital. The company helps families with non-medical home care, […]

DES MOINES, Iowa–State leaders continue to debate the topic of school start times. State law says, school districts cannot start classes before September 1st, but schools can apply for a waiver that allows them to start earlier. In the past those waivers have been granted almost without exception. However, Governor Terry Branstad says this year the law will be strictly enforced and it will be harder for schools to start in August. Thursday afternoon, The Iowa Board of Education addressed […]

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — The suspect in a fatal shooting in Marshalltown over the weekend has been arrested. Jose Morales, 19, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Marshalltown police. He is charged with first degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Dedrikk Fisher. Witnesses told police Morales shot Fisher January 17 at 1203 West Church Street. Fisher was taken to a local hospital where he died in the early morning hours of January 18. Morales was located at an apartment complex at 402 […]

CLIVE, Iowa–Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst made history again Tuesday night when she delivered the rebuttal to the State of the Union Address. “I`d like to have a conversation about the new Republican Congress you just elected, and how we plan to make Washington focus on your concerns again. We heard the message you sent in November loud and clear and now we`re getting to work to change the direction Washington has been taking our country,” said Sen. Ernst. Ernst wasted […]

DES MOINES, Iowa–Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s niece Dr. Alveda King spoke to students, families and community leaders Monday night at North High School, sending a message of unity and hope. Alveda King said she was excited to speak with a large number of young people. She says her Uncle Dr. King preached non-violence is the way to get your message across and that way still prevails. “Use your words, not weapons nothing to hurt, no fists, no screaming, but […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has made an arrest in the four-year-old case involving a winning Hot Lotto ticket worth more than $16 million. Eddie Raymond Tipton, 51, of Norwalk, was arrested on Thursday. He has been charged with two counts of fraud, which are class D felonies. Tipton is Director of Information Security for the Multi-State Lottery Association, which is a vendor of the Iowa Lottery. His job prohibits him from playing the lottery. Assistant Director of the […]

AMES, Iowa–Police deal with mental illness on calls frequently. This year, new state mandated training is helping make sure officers are prepared. The Ames Police kicked off its training this week. “This training is really that awareness, base level training. It may not change any of our policies or procedures or how we handle people but having that base knowledge that extra tool in the toolbox about what things they may be going through and some things we need to […]

DES MOINES, Iowa–The Federal Government is teaming up with states to improve water quality in Iowa. Wednesday, conservation efforts to clean up the water got a big boost. “Today what we`re announcing is the awarding of 115 high impact projects across all 50 states and Puerto Rico that will receive the 370 million in federal funding,” says Assistant Chief for the NRCS Kirk Hanlin. Iowa will receive 3.5 million dollars to help improve water quality by reducing the amount of […]

DES MOINES, Iowa–During the Governor’s Condition of the State address he voiced support for a bill that would prevent habitual domestic violent offenders from being released early from prison. The woman behind that bill, a survivor of domestic violence, says she is hopeful it will be signed into law this session. Tiffany Allison was 29 years old when her boyfriend attacked her. “I wasn’t aware that he had a history of domestic violence,” says Allison of Des Moines. Allison was […]

DES MOINES, Iowa–The Des Moines City Council met for the first time this year and wasted no time getting to work. Public safety was top of mind when the council heard results from a special study about the Des Moines Fire Department. The report, which was presented Monday morning, identified several concerns. The $48,000 study suggested developing partnerships with the City of Altoona and the Township of Delaware to provide better service. It also pointed out how emergency medical services […]

CLIVE, Iowa–Police say a young southern Iowa woman was abducted by a Clive couple and taken across the country. We first brought you this story Thursday night, an Iowa couple is in jail in Virginia accused of kidnapping and abusing the young woman. Court records show, Aldair Hodza and Laura Sorensen lived at a Clive apartment complex in the 8000 block of Harbach Boulvard, before police say they kidnapped, tortured and sexually abused the woman. It’s evidence that sex trafficking […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Water Works Board voted unanimously to take the first steps toward filing a Federal lawsuit against three Iowa counties for violating the Clean Water Act. Board members say Sac, Buena Vista and Calhoun counties govern 10 drainage districts that are discharging pollutants into the Raccoon River. Nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers peaked this summer. It happened again early last month and came as a surprise to Des Moines Water […]